William M. Tobey
July 1, 1938 - May 13, 2021
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Roberson Funeral Home Port Charlotte Chapel
2151 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte,, FL 33948
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Saturday 6/5, 11:00 am

William M. Tobey, 82, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away after a brief illness on May 13, 2021.
William was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 1, 1938 to the late Norman and Mary Tobey. He was happily married to the late Nancy C. Tobey for 39 years. William was a proud veteran of the United States Army, serving as a paratrooper in the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment from 1955 to 1958. He then enjoyed a long career in credit management before retiring to Florida in 2000.
He is survived by his son, William M. Tobey of Raleigh, NC, his stepdaughters, Susan McEvoy of North Andover, Massachusetts, Nancy Mukerjee of Littleton, New Hampshire and Paula Van Wie of Haverhill, Massachusetts; his granddaughter Kelly T. Sutherland and his great-grandson Jack E. Sutherland of Dracut, Massachusetts; his sister Diana Roy of North Kingstown, Rhode Island; and his nephews Edward Roy of Coventry, Rhode Island, Craig Roy of Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina, and Robert Roy of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, 11:00 AM, June 5th, 2021 at Roberson Funeral Home Port Charlotte Chapel.
Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to extend condolences to the family. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory Port Charlotte Chapel.

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William M. Tobey, 82, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away after a brief illness on May 13, 2021. William was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 1, 1938 to the late Norman and Mary Tobey. He was happily married to the late Nancy C. Tobey for 39 years. William was a proud veteran of the…

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Deb Chilton left a message on April 13, 2023:
Though William's obituary seems very thorough, it seems there were several details omitted. Williiam was also survived by his oldest Son, James Michael Wootton, 57, two adult granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. He is also survived by his only daughter, Deborah Ann Chilton, 55 and two adult grandsons. Though is seems his family may want us to be forgotten as though we never existed because we were illegitimate when we were born and given up for adoption, he did have a relationship with us as adults at one time and chose to end that relationship. We are still his children and should be recognized as such.
Steve & Michele Myers left a message on May 30, 2021:
We were extremely sad to learn it feels passing. He was a fine friend, Paratrooper and an incredible husband to the love of his life, Nancy. Rest in Peace, Bill.
Bob and Margaret Ware left a message on May 30, 2021:
Margaret and I were so sorry to hear that Bill had passed away. We hadn't seen Bill since Nancy's funeral. We met Bill and Nancy in Riverwood and remained friends after they moved to Punta Gorda. We were all members of a wine tasting group that met monthly for a number of years. We drank a lot of wine together and had several dinners together over the years. Bill was very knowledgeable about wine and he would always find a good wine to recommend for us to buy and drink. Bill was a very good person who was always interesting to be with. We will miss his friendship and only wish we could have had one more bass of wine with hm. May he rest in peace.
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